Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Indicator

Indicator type:

Indicator

Short name:

Acute 7 day post discharge community care

METeOR identifier:

700638

Registration status:

Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 28/03/2019

Description:

This KPI measures the percentage of separations from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit for which a community ambulatory service contact, in which the consumer participated, was recorded in the 7 days immediately following that separation.

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:

This KPI is measured as a percentage.

Numerator: Number of overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit occurring, within the reference period, for which a community mental health service contact, in which the consumer participated, was recorded in the 7 days immediately following that separation.

Denominator: Number of overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit in the reference period.

Computation:

100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Numerator:

Number of overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit occurring, within the reference period, for which a community mental health service contact, in which the consumer participated, was recorded in the 7 days immediately following that separation

Denominator:

Number of overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit in the reference period